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Gotham Central Deluxe Edition, Book 3: On The Freak Beat (2010)

by Greg Rucka(Favorite Author)

4.3 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1848567928 (ISBN13: 9781848567924)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Titan Books

series

Gotham Central

review 1: I'd have been monumentally pissed off if I was buying this series rather than borrowing it from the library. The previous volume I read was number four (you can just about get away with reading them out of sequence) and it contained *every single one* of the stories presented in this, Volume 3.This one has an additional 2-part story, the titular "On The Freak Beat" and a handful of "Previously, in Gotham Central..." pages which I don't recall featuring in Vol.4.Otherwise, same book. So if you're going to read 3 or 4, read 3. And if you've already got 4, then don't buy this one - or sell your current book first.
review 2: The first two volumes of Gotham Central were great, but missed out on full five star ratings for some reason or another; the third volume fina... morelly manages it.This volume opens with a great two parter, titled Corrigan, which follows on from some earlier plots as well as setting up a climactic final arc for the fourth volume. We then get a done in one called Lights Out, which ties into the then-ongoing Bat-Event War Games, and manages to be extremely powerful whilst setting up a new status quo for the GCPD with regards to the Batman.Next comes the two part titular On The Freak Beat, which pits Josie Mac against Catwoman and reveals a shocking secret about Josie herself which I certainly didn't see coming but has been seeded since her first few appearances.Finally, we get Gotham Central's version of a crossover, as Montoya and Allen head to Keystone City when one of The Flash's Rogues causes problems in Gotham, which lead to some very personal events for some of the Gotham Police force. I think again it's interesting to note that the fact that Batman appears in this story arc actually makes the final few issues weaker than the preceding few - this may be a Gotham book, but Batman doesn't make it better, if you ask me.Throughout this volume we get stories pencilled by Michael Lark, Stefano Gaudiano, and Jason Masters, whose grim and gritty art brings a great atmosphere to this intimate, street level series.Overall, this is an exceptional volume of a superb series, and you should most definitely read it. less

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